Located on the Circle in the Village of Chatham, Columbia County, we have practiced law across upstate New York for over forty-five years, with a particular emphasis on matters in Columbia and its surrounding counties.
Our firm is focused primarily on helping clients with the following legal matters:
-Real Estate Law including Residential, Commercial & Lenders
-Estate Planning and Administration
-Elder Law and Medicaid Planning
-Municipal Law
-School Law
-Environmental Law
-Business Transactions, including Acquisitions
-Limited Liability Companies and Corporations
As a small law firm we are able to be personally aware of all aspects of a client's file when he or she calls to discuss it. Our...

Located on the Circle in the Village of Chatham, Columbia County, we have practiced law across upstate New York for over forty-five years, with a particular emphasis on matters in Columbia and its surrounding counties.
Our firm is focused primarily on helping clients with the following legal matters:
-Real Estate Law including Residential, Commercial & Lenders
-Estate Planning and Administration
-Elder Law and Medicaid Planning
-Municipal Law
-School Law
-Environmental Law
-Business Transactions, including Acquisitions
-Limited Liability Companies and Corporations
As a small law firm we are able to be personally aware of all aspects of a client's file when he or she calls to discuss it. Our...

As a devoted son, husband and father,Tim Casserly understands the needs of his clients. He has dedicated his career to helping clients navigate and understand the complexities involved in managing one's estate and long-term care plan including preserving assets in order to leave a legacy. With utmost care and compassion for over 31 years,Tim has customized plans to provide financial security to individuals, families and businesses.

Michael J. Catalfimo represents a diverse group of businesses and individuals in complex civil litigation and transactional matters involving Real Property Law, Creditors Rights, Business Law, Family Law, Trusts and Estates Law, Municipal Law, and Health Care Law. He is a Managing Director and the Chief Operating Officer of the Albany, New York law firm of Carter, Conboy, Case, Blackmore, Maloney & Laird, P.C.
Mr. Catalfimo received his Juris Doctor Degree (Magna Cum Laude) from Boston College Law School in 1985, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif National Legal Honor Society and received the Lewis...

Mr. Carey is a member of Estates and Trusts, Tax Law, and Business Law practices at Fusco & Carey, PLLC. Mr. Carey is a business and tax law attorney who advises corporate clients on transactional matters, and counsels business owners on the development of business succession strategies as part of a comprehensive estate and wealth preservation plan. He also advises on tax matters, including corporate, partnership, personal income tax and regularly provides estate planning and estate administration services. Mr. Carey currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Albany Law School. Prior to forming Fusco & Carey, Mr....

Graig contributes to the versatility of Tully Rinckey PLLC's legal services for Capital Region residents. He was brought in to the firm to strengthen its real estate practice group. He represents private real estate owners, real estate developers, and banks and other institutional lenders in their real estate transactions. Graig's understanding of the loan process from all angles enables the firm to advise individual and corporate clients throughout the closing process. He provides representation across a range of real estate legal matters, including closings, title disputes, title insurance, contracts, zoning, variances, transfers, inheritances, lease disputes, and adverse possession.
Additionally, Graig provides...

Leonard A. Bellavia, founding partner of the law firm of Bellavia Blatt Andron & Crossett, PC, is a nationally recognized authority in the field of automotive franchise law and represents thousands of automobile dealerships across the country in all aspects of commercial litigation and buy/sell transactions. He has been instrumental in negotiating the sale of hundreds of dealerships and has achieved national recognition for advocating the mass action litigation model on behalf of franchised automobile dealers. Most notably, Len has successfully implemented the mass litigation model in the following actions: • In a settlement to recover reasonable compensation for warranty parts...

James J. LeBrou, Esq., is an Associate at Tully Rinckey PLLC and concentrates his practice in the area of Estate Planning, Elder Law, Real Estate, and Business Law.
Jim brings valuable experience in estate planning, business law, and civil litigation to Tully Rinckey. Prior to joining Tully Rinckey, Jim was an associate at an area law firm where he was involved in all phases of civil litigation including the preparation of pleadings, discovery, motion practice, trials and appeals. He also handled real estate, estate settlement, traffic violations and corporate establishment matters.
Furthermore, Jim has experience with trusts and estates from his...

Estate planning arranges for the transfer of an individual's estate at the time of death. An estate consists of all property owned at death before it is distributed by will, trust, or intestacy laws. An estate may contain both real property and personal property. Estate planning allows an individual to decide exactly who will benefit from his or her estate, and to what extent. It can also reduce the taxes imposed on the transfer of assets at death.

An experienced estate planning lawyer can help minimize the amount of the estate surrendered to taxes as well as ensure that the management and distribution of the estate is carried out according to your plans. Particularly when your plans are complex and/or you have substantial property or assets, it is important to have an attorney who can ensure that your plan functions the way you intend. Depending on the complexity of your individual situation, your estate planning team may include attorneys, financial planners, bankers and insurance professionals. Some states certify attorneys as estate planning specialists, which means they have met certain requirements for experience, education, and testing in that field.

Fiduciary:
A person or institution who manages money or property for another and who must exercise a standard care imposed by law, i.e., personal representative or executor of an estate, a trustee, etc.

Personal representative:
The person who administers an estate. If named in a will, that person's title is an executor. If there is no valid will, that person's title is an administrator.